As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect;
- KJV And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
- NKJV You shall offer a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, without blemish.
- NASB And you shall offer a burnt offering as a soothing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old without defect;
- NLT On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
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Quick answer
On the Feast of Trumpets Israel offered a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs as a pleasant aroma to God.
Overview
The day was marked by burnt offerings wholly given to the Lord, all required to be without defect. The flawless sacrifices reflected the holiness fitting for worship at the start of the sacred month. These spotless animals anticipate Christ, the unblemished sacrifice who alone makes our worship pleasing to God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 28:27Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD,
- Num 29:8Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
- Num 28:19Present to the LORD an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.
- Heb 10:10–14And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Num 29:36As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
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